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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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Book 8 › Scriptural evidences 2: The second part of this matter.
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And even so now, that which in this matter may appear at the first blush, a sore, strange, and intolerable sentence, for as much as we have not heard of it before, but the contrary hath of long time ben beaten into our heads, and persuaded to our minds, yet by deliberation and indifferent, and abiding a trial of that which at the first may appear sore and intolerable, shall (I trust) be found a sweet truth, to such specially as your grace is, loving to hear & to know all truth. But the Capernaites were hard, as here saith Augustine, and not the word. For if they had not been hard, but soft and patient to hear, they would have said in themselves, Christ sayeth not this without a cause, and there is some hid mystery therein: and so by patient •ariance, they should have known the trueth, that they could not attain to, for perverse hastiness, or haste, which is a great stop and let of true judgement.1 But the Disciples tarried patiently to hear further, and so did they know this speech of Christ to be the words of life, that to the other, over readily departing from Christ, were words of death:2 For they took them literally and grossly, and the letter (as Paul saith) slayeth.
And euen so now, that whiche in this matter maye appeare at the first blush, a sore, strange, and intollerable sentence, for as much as we haue not heard of it before, but the contrary hath of long time ben beaten into our heads, and perswaded to our mindes, yet by deliberation and indifferent, and abiding a triall of that which at the first may appeare sore and intollerable, shal (I trust) be found a sweete truth, to such specially as your grace is, louing to heare & to knowe all truth. But the Capernaites were hard, as here sayth Augustine, and not the worde. For if they had not bene hard, but soft and pacient to heare, they woulde haue said in themselues, Christ sayeth not this without a cause, and there is some hid misterie therein: and so by pacient •ariance, they shoulde haue knowne the trueth, that they coulde not attaine to, for peruerse hastines, or haste, which is a great stoppe and let of true iudgement.1 But the Disciples taried paciently to heare further, and so did they knowe this speach of Christ to be the words of life, that to the other, ouer readily departing from Christ, were words of death: